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Reflections on Progress Conference 2025
Dates for next year: October 8th-11th 2026, at Lighthaven
Nov 20 • 
Ben Thomas
Progress books for children
Building industrial literacy
Nov 10 • 
Jason Crawford
It is our responsibility to develop a healthy relationship with our technology
A dynamic, agentic framing on the challenges of progress
Nov 6 • 
Jason Crawford

October 2025

The Progress Agenda
Chapter 11 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 15 • 
Jason Crawford
The Grand Project
Chapter 10 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 10 • 
Jason Crawford
The Spirit We Lost, part 2
Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Oct 1 • 
Jason Crawford

September 2025

The Spirit We Lost, part 1
Chapter 9 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Sep 10 • 
Jason Crawford

August 2025

The Unlimited Horizon, part 2
Chapter 8 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Aug 19 • 
Jason Crawford

July 2025

Introducing the 2025 Roots of Progress Institute Fellows
We’re thrilled to introduce our second cohort of 2025 Blog-Build Intensive Fellows!
Jul 18 • 
Emma McAleavy
The Unlimited Horizon, part 1
Chapter 8 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Jul 15 • 
Jason Crawford

June 2025

The Problem-Solving Animal, part 3
Chapter 7 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Jun 26 • 
Jason Crawford
The Problem-Solving Animal, part 2
Chapter 7 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Jun 19 • 
Jason Crawford
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